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Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:05 am
by Brian James
An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the 'Wildcats' of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower....Arabian Sea, April 9th 2021.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 1:12 am
by Brian James
USS Theodore Roosevelt, Pacific Ocean, April 29th, 2021.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:41 am
by Brian James
An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, prepares to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Arabian Sea, April 9th 2021.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 2:36 am
by Brian James
USS Harry S. Truman pictured as she transits the Elizabeth River on departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard after completing a 10-month scheduled Extended Carrier Incremental Availability....May 12th 2021.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:10 am
by Brian James
Lead Ship, Carrier USS Nimitz pictured under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding c1970.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:13 am
by Pelican
Reagan Carrier Strike Group heads into South China Sea for first time during 2021 deployment
The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its carrier strike group waded into the waters of the South China Sea Monday — marking the first time it has done so during its 2021 deployment.
The carrier strike group is completing maritime security operations, flight operations, maritime strike exercises, and coordinated tactical training between surface and air units while in the South China Sea, according to the Navy.
The Navy reiterated its vow to maintain freedom of navigation in the contested region.
“The South China Sea is pivotal to the free flow of commerce that fuels the economies of those nations committed to international law and rules based order,” Rear Adm. Will Pennington, commander of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, said in a Navy news release.
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https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-nav ... 1duk3Cxv6I
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:34 pm
by Pelican
Navy Captain Makes History as First Woman to Command an Aircraft Carrier
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, USN, became the first woman to take command of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Aug. 19 at a change-of-command ceremony for USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in San Diego.
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https://www.moaa.org/content/publicatio ... _wXwaS3Gm8
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:01 am
by Brian James
Carrier Quals aboard USS George H.W. Bush, Atlantic Ocean, September 7th 2021.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:57 am
by Brian James
Flight Ops aboard USS Carl Vinson..September 13th 2021.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Nimitz Class
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:56 am
by Brian James
USS Carl Vinson pictured as she transits the South China Sea, September 13th, 2021.